Jolly Roger: Treasure Islands
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| Designers | Marco Donadoni |
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| Publishers | International Team |
| Publication | 1979 |
| Genres | Age of Sail |
Jolly Roger is a family boardgame published by the Italian company International Team (IT) in 1979 in which players use pirate ships to collect treasure.
Components
Jolly Roger is a game for 2 to 6 players in which players try to collect treasure and return it to their home port.
The mounted map, marked with a 23x23 square grid, is put together as four interlocking pieces. Sixteen islands are marked on the perimeter, and six ports are at the centre of the map. Six irregularly-shaped "storm areas", numbered 1 to 6, are also marked on the map. A wind disk marks the direction of the wind.[1]
Set-up
Each player is given colour-coded counters for their pirate ship and frigate, and each is given one of the home ports at the centre of the map. The players agree on the number of treasure chests required to win the game.[1]
Gameplay
Wind and movement
The direction of the win is dictated by the wind disk. Each player on their turn chooses the direction in which their ship will move, and then must move their ship in a straight line (which can be diagonal), at a speed indicated by the combination of the wind's direction and the ship's course:
- With the wind directly behind: 4
- Diagonally with the wind: 5
- Perpendicular to the wind: 3
- Diagonally against the wind: 2
- Directly against the wind: 1
Every three turns, the wind changes direction according to the wind disk.
Each ship must move its full speed as dictated by the wind. The ship can only discard extra movement if it enters an outer island harbour or its own home harbour. If a ship runs into land, it sinks, losing any treasure it had on board. (The ship is returned to the player's home base.) The map "wraps" from side to side, so a ship sailing off one edge reappears on the opposite edge.[1]
Storms
The first player rolls two die and marks the two corresponding numbered storm areas. These areas now have a storm blowing in them, so ships cannot enter, and any ship caught in the storm cannot move.
Treasure
When a pirate ship enters an outer island's harbour, the pirate is awarded with a treasure chest from the game treasury. Each pirate ship can carry up to three chests. The treasure chests do not count towards a player's victory unless they are returned to the player's home base.
Frigates
Each player also has a navy frigate. If the frigate intercepts another player's pirate ship and runs over it, the pirate ship is sunk (returned to the owning player's home base), and any treasure on the pirate ship is returned to the treasury. Frigates cannot dock in any harbour.
Victory conditions
The first player to return the agreed upon number of treasure chests to their home base is the winner.